A message to myself, as you have no doubt guessed! I was trying to break out of a low mood so I began by painting the page pink - a positive step from where I'm sitting!
Having looked in my collage file of faces etc I couldn't find anything which felt right, so decided to draw my own. I used white, black and pink Posca paint pens, which as you can see are very opaque even over the acrylic background (though the white needed two coats).
I wanted her to look like somebody who was doing her best to be positive, so I gave her some flowers and colours to look at.
After which the flowers sort of proliferated madly ... and once I got the rose in her hair I knew where I was going - where
I needed to go. I suppose its about remembering that there is
always beauty of some kind if you look for it. All these flowers etc came from my stash of bits and pieces culled from magazines etc - I look out for the non shiny papers because they work best.
And so, talking to myself as usual, the words became obvious. This page makes me smile whenever I look at it, so pink and flower-filled its hard not to feel cheered by it.
Then my Beloved appeared with a bunch of pink roses - how did he know? That meant I could smell the real thing, and they were/are lovely (even though they've "gone over" a little bit now).
Sometimes I worry that everything I make will come across as very self-absorbed, and I wish it wasn't, but pain makes you selfish and doesn't allow much mental space for anything else ... except maybe roses?
2 comments:
Love that synchronicity of your beloved bringing pink roses :). Your lady looks really very serene (and she's so characterful that you should draw more of them!), surrounded by those lovely blooms. That's a great message to remember ... Cheering you on :).
REALLY LOVELY PAGE
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